47. Grodsky, S. M. 2023. Join the revolution: For wildlifers, renewable energy offers unprecedented challenges—and opportunities. The Wildlife Professional. May/June Issue:26-27. [PDF]
46. Wu, D.†, S. M. Grodsky†, W. Xu, N. Lui, R. M. Almeida, L. Zhou, L. Miller, Z. Zhao, S. Roy, G, Xia, A. A. Agrawal, B. Z. Houlton, A. S. Flecker, and X. Xu. 2023. Large wind farms reduce grassland productivity and carbon sequestration via atmospheric drying. Science Bulletin. Published online. †Authors contributed equally. [PDF]
45. Y. Yang, J. Zhenong, N. D. Mueller, A. Driscoll, R. R. Hernandez, S. M. Grodsky, L. Sloat, M. Chester, Y. G. Zhu, and D. Lobell. 2023. Sustainable irrigation and climate feedbacks. Nature Food. 4:654-663. [PDF]
44. Grodsky, S. M., K. A. Roeder, and J. W. Campbell. 2023. Effects of solar energy development on ants in the Mojave Desert. Ecosphere. 14:e4668. [PDF]
43. Wade, M. J., K. Moore-O’Leary, S. M. Grodsky, R. R. Hernandez, and M H. Meek. 2023. Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population structure of a species impacted by solar energy development. Conservation Science and Practice. e12987 [PDF]
42. Cagle, A. E., M. Shepard, S. M. Grodsky, A. Armstrong, S. M. Jordaan, and R. R. Hernandez. 2022. Standardized metrics to quantify solar energy-land relationships: A global systematic review. Frontiers in Sustainability. 3:1035705. [PDF]
41. Almeida, R. M., R. Schmitt, S. M. Grodsky, A. S. Flecker, C. P. Gomes, L. Zhao, H. Liu, N. Barros, R. Kelman, and P. B. McIntyre. 2002. Floating solar: evaluate trade-offs. Nature. 606:246-249. [PDF]
40. Hernandez, R. R., A. E. Cagle, S. M. Grodsky, G. Exley, and S. M. Jordaan. 2022. Comments on: Land use for United States power generation: A critical review of existing metrics with suggestions for going forward (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021; 143: 110911). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 166:112256. [PDF]
39. Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, M. A. Milne, P. Vigueira, C. C. Vigueira, E. Stern, and C. H. Greenberg. 2022. Prescribed fire and other fuel reduction treatments alter ground spider assemblages in a Southern Appalachian hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 510. 120127. [PDF]
38. Grodsky, S. M., J. W. Campbell, and R. R. Hernandez. 2021. Solar energy development impacts flower-visiting beetles and flies in the Mojave Desert. Biological Conservation. 263, 109336. [PDF]
37. Grodsky, S. M. 2021. Matching renewable energy and conservation targets for a sustainable future. One Earth. 4, 924-926. [PDF]
36. Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, A. P. Monroe, and J. A. Martin. 2021. Bee (Apoidea) community response to perennial grass treatments managed for livestock production and conservation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 313, 107391. [PDF]
35. Grodsky, S. M., K. E. Tanner, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Desert plant response to solar energy development: Trophic interactions, rare and invasive species, and management implications. Energy Research and Development Division. California Energy Commission. CEC-500-2020-076. [PDF]
34. Cagle, A. E., A. Armstrong, G. Exley, S. M. Grodsky, J. Macknick, J. Sherwin, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. The land sparing, water surface use efficiency, and water surface transformation of floating solar energy installations. (Special Issue: Sustainable Water-Energy-Food Nexus). Sustainability. 12:8154. doi:10.3390/su12198154. [PDF]
33. Yang, Y., S. E. Hobbie, R. R. Hernandez, J. Fargione, S. M. Grodsky, D. Tilman, Y-G. Zhu, Y. Luo, T. M. Smith, J. M. Jungers, M. Yang, W-Q. Chen. 2020. Restoring abandoned farmland to mitigate climate change on a full Earth. One Earth. 3: 176-186. [PDF]
32. Grodsky, S. M. & R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Reduced ecosystem services of desert plants from ground-mounted solar energy development. Nature Sustainability. doi:10.1038/s41893-020-0574-x. [PDF]
31. L. S. Saul-Gershenz, S. M. Grodsky, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Ecology of the Western Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus thersippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Insects. 11:315. doi:10.3390/insects11050315. [PDF]
30. Grodsky, S. M., L. S. Saul-Gerschenz, K. A. Moore-O’Leary, and R. R. Hernandez. 2020. Her Majesty’s desert throne: The ecology of queen butterfly oviposition on Mojave milkweed host plants. (Special Issue: Butterfly Conservation and Management). Insects. 11:257. doi:10.3390/insects11040257. [PDF]
29. Grodsky, S. M., R. R. Hernandez, J. W. Campbell, K. R. Hinson, O. Keller, S. R. Fritts, J. A. Homyack, and C. E. Moorman. 2019. Ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) response to harvest residue retention: Implications for sustainable forest bioenergy production. Forests (Special issue: Ecological Insights into the Sustainable Development of Bioenergy from Forests). 11:48. doi:10.3390/f11010048. [PDF]
28. Campbell, J. W., C. B. Kimmel, S. M. Grodsky, C. Smithers, J. C. Daniels, and J. D. Ellis. 2019. Wildflower plantings harbor increased arthropod richness and abundance within intensively managed agricultural areas. Ecosphere. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2890. [PDF]
27. Moorman, C. E., S. M. Grodsky, and S. P. Rupp (Eds.). 2019. Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. [LINK]
26. Hernandez R. R., A. Armstrong, J. Burney, G. Ryan, K. Moore-O'Leary, I. Diédhiou, S. M. Grodsky, L. Saul-Gershenz, R. Davis, J. Macknick, D. Mulvaney, G. A. Heath, S. B. Easter, M. K. Hoffacker, M. F. Allen, and D. M. Kammen. 2019. Techno-ecological synergies of solar energy produce beneficial outcomes that mitigate global environmental change. Nature Sustainability. 2:560–568. [PDF]
25. Grodsky, S. M., L. S. Saul-Gerschenz, K. A. Moore-O’Leary, J. P. Whitney, and R. R. Hernandez. 2019. Hare don’t care! Consumption of a rare, desert milkweed containing phytochemicals by the black-tailed jackrabbit. Journal of Arid Environments. DOI:10. 1016/j.jaridenv.2019.103991. [PDF]
24. Cope, G. C., J. W. Campbell, S. M. Grodsky, and J. D. Ellis. 2019. Evaluation of nest-site selection of ground-nesting bees and wasps (Hymenoptera) using emergence traps. Canadian Entomologist. doi:10.4039/tce.2019.3. [PDF]
23. Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, D. Halbritter, P. Vigueira, C. Vigueira, O. Keller, and C. H. Greenberg. 2019. Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis) and woodland ant responses to repeated applications of fuel reduction methods. Ecosphere. 10(1):e02547. 10.1002/ecs2.2547. [PDF]
22. Murphy-Mariscal, M., S. M. Grodsky, and R. R. Hernandez. 2018. Solar energy development and the biosphere. Pp. 387-401 in A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems. T. Letcher and V. Fthenakis (eds.). Elsevier. [PDF]
21. Campbell, J. W., S. M. Grodsky, O. Keller, C. Vigueira, E. Waite, P. Vigueira, and C. Greenberg. 2018. Response of beetles (Coleoptera) to repeated applications of prescribed fire and other fuel reduction techniques in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Forest Ecology and Management. 429:294-299. [PDF]
Blue Ridge Mountain Physiographic Province, North Carolina. Photo credit: Dennis Oakley.
20. Grodsky, S. M., J. W. Campbell, S. R. Fritts, T. B. Wigley, and C. E. Moorman. 2018. Variable responses of non-native and native ants to coarse woody debris removal following forest bioenergy harvests. Forest Ecology and Management. 427:414–422. [PDF]
19. Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, J. W. Campbell, M. A. Bertone, C. E. Sorenson, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2018. Invertebrate community response to coarse woody debris removal for bioenergy production from intensively managed forests. Ecological Applications. 28:135–148. [PDF]
18. Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, and S. B. Castleberry. 2017. Rodent response to harvesting woody biomass for bioenergy production. Journal of Wildlife Management. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21301. [PDF]
17. Grodsky, S. M., K. A. Moore-O’Leary, and R. R. Hernandez. 2017. From butterflies to bighorns: Multi-dimensional species-species and species-process interactions may inform sustainable solar energy development in desert ecosystems. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Desert Symposium (R. L. Reynolds, Ed.). California State University Desert Studies Center. Zzyzx, CA. April 14-15, 2017. [PDF]
A queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) caterpillar feeding on Mojave milkweed (Asclepias nyctaginifolia) at Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System - one of the world's largest concentrating solar facilities - Mojave Desert, USA. Photo by Steve Grodsky.
16. Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, R. G. Lathrop, Jr., S. M. Grodsky, and D. Drake. 2017. Predicting American oystercatcher breeding distribution in an urbanized coastal ecosystem using Maximum Entropy Modeling. Waterbirds (American Oystercatcher Special Issue) 40:104–122. [PDF]
Living the dream working as an AMOY field technician in New Jersey, USA. #therealJerseyShore. Photo by Tom Virzi.
15. Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, D. Drake, S. M. Grodsky, and T. Pover. 2016. Conservation implications of reproductive success of American Oystercatchers in an urbanized barrier island complex. Wader Study DOI:10.18194/ws.0004 [PDF]
Newborn American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) chick found on a dredge spoil island, New Jersey, USA. Photo by Steve Grodsky.
14. Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2016. Breeding, early-successional bird response to forest harvests for bioenergy. PLoS ONE 11 (10): e0165070. doi.10.1371/journal.pone.0165070. [PDF]
13. Grodsky, S. M., C. E. Moorman, S. R. Fritts, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, and T. B. Wigley. 2016. Winter bird use of harvest residues in clearcuts and the implications of forest bioenergy harvest in the southeastern United States. Forest Ecology and Management 379:91–101. [PDF]
Our study suggested that mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) may eat seeds 'dammed up' against coarse woody debris and therefore associate with harvest residues for feeding following woody biomass harvests in intensively managed pine plantations in North Carolina, USA. Photo by Tom Prestby.
12. S. M. Grodsky, C. E. Moorman, and K. R. Russell. 2016. Forest wildlife management. Pp. 47-85 in Ecological Forest Management Handbook. G. LaRocque (Ed.). Taylor Francis Group/CRC Press. [LINK]
11. Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, K. H. Pollock, and C. B. Farrell. 2016. Can biomass harvesting guidelines sustain herpetofauna following harvest of logging residues for renewable energy? Ecological Applications 26:926–939. [PDF]
Black racer (Coluber constrictor), a commonly encountered snake in harvested pine forests of the southeastern United States. Photo by Paul Taillie.
10. Grodsky, S. M., R. B. Iglay, C. E. Sorenson, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. Should invertebrates receive greater inclusion in wildlife research journals? Journal of Wildlife Management 79:529–536. [PDF]
*Ranked in the top 5% of articles shared across social media by Altmetric; inspired the Editor’s Message “What Taxa are Appropriate for the Journal?” [PDF] in the May 2015 issue of JWM
Invertebrates are wildlife. Wood cockroach photo by Chase Kimmel.
9. Fritts, S. R., S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, S. B. Castleberry, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. Quantifying multi-scale habitat use of woody biomass by southern toads. Forest Ecology and Management 346:81–88. [PDF]
A southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) equipped with a radio antenna. Photo by Sarah Fritts.
8. Fritts, S. R., C. E. Moorman, S. M. Grodsky, D. W. Hazel, J. A. Homyack, C. B. Farrell, and S. B. Castleberry. 2015. Shrew response to variable woody debris retention: implications for sustainable forest bioenergy. Forest Ecology and Management 336:35–43. [PDF]
7. Drake, D., C. S. Jennelle, J. N. Lui, S. M. Grodsky, S. Schumaker, and M. Sponsler. 2015. Regional analysis of wind turbine-caused bat mortality. Acta Chiropterologica 17:179–188. [PDF]
Part of one of a cluster of three wind facilities in southeastern Wisconsin, USA. Photo by Steve Grodsky.
6. Fritts, S. R., S. M. Grodsky, and C. E. Moorman. 2014. Managing woody debris to sustain wildlife populations following woody biomass harvests. Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems. [PDF]
Harvested pine forest following clearcutting and woody biomass harvest in Georgia, USA. Photo by Steve Grodsky.
5. Grodsky, S. M., C. S. Jennelle, and D. Drake. 2013. Bird mortality at a wind-energy facility near a Wetland of International Importance. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 115:700–711. [PDF]
Search transects in a corn field at a wind energy facility in southeastern Wisconsin. Photo by Tom Underwood.
4. Grodsky, S. M., C. S. Jennelle, D. Drake, and T. Virzi. 2012. Bat mortality at a wind-energy facility in southeastern Wisconsin. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:773–783. [PDF]
Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) found dead under a wind turbine in southeastern Wisconsin, USA. Photo by Tom Underwood.
3. Grodsky, S. M. & D. Drake. 2011. Bird and bat mortality at the Forward Energy Center in southeastern Wisconsin. Reference #152052. Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. [PDF]
2. Grodsky, S. M., M. J. Behr, A. Gendler, D. Drake, B. D. Dieterle, R. J. Rudd, and N. L. Walrath. 2011. Investigating the causes of death for wind turbine-associated bat fatalities. Journal of Mammalogy 92:917–925. [PDF]
Radiograph of a dead bat collected under a wind turbine. The compound fracture in the wing is indicative of direct collision with turbine blades. Radiograph taken by Nicole Walrath.
1. Garvin, J. C., C. S. Jennelle, D. Drake, and S. M. Grodsky. 2011. Response of raptors to a windfarm. Journal of Applied Ecology 48:199–209. [PDF]
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) flying near the pad of a wind turbine in southeastern Wisconsin, USA. Photo by Tom Underwood.